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California Adopts Nation-Leading Legislation to Cut Plastic Pollution

Legal Planet

Less than 10 percent of the world’s plastic waste is recycled. In a welcome reprieve from news coming out of the Supreme Court , here’s an uplifting story from the Golden State: On Thursday, Governor Newsom signed SB 54, a comprehensive piece of legislation aimed at significantly reducing single-use waste.

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DEP Posted 86 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In February 15 PA Bulletin

PA Environment Daily

Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the February 15 PA Bulletin -- -- The Governors Office published an updated agency-by-agency Regulatory Agenda in the February 15 PA Bulletin that lists regulations in development, an estimated schedule of consideration and opportunities for public comments. Read more here. Read more here.

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The Stream, March 1, 2023: Okefenokee Swamp, Among World’s Largest Freshwater Wetlands, Threatened by Proposed Mine

Circle of Blue

Local authorities in Cameroon do not strictly enforce environmental regulations for mining companies, and nationwide legislation on the matter has not yet been completed. The post The Stream, March 1, 2023: Okefenokee Swamp, Among World’s Largest Freshwater Wetlands, Threatened by Proposed Mine appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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Regulating the Impossible Dream: NRC decision streamlines efforts to commercialize fusion

Law and Environment

On April 13, 2023, the Commissioners of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) voted to approve a proposal that will accelerate the commercialization of fusion energy in the United States. All of the commercial nuclear reactors in service today are fission reactors, which are heavily regulated under 10 C.F.R.

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What’s Up With Water – January 31, 2023

Circle of Blue

AngloGold Ashanti responded that the mine would not damage water bodies and that the company would work with regulators to resume the project. An investigation by the non-profit news site CalMatters found that California send a large portion of its hazardous waste to facilities in other states that have weaker environmental rules.

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Supplement to: THE TOXIC DIVIDE: INTERNATIONAL WASTE DUMPING AND THE FIGHT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY

Vermont Law

Supplement to: THE TOXIC DIVIDE: INTERNATIONAL WASTE DUMPING AND THE FIGHT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY By Christine Paul This blog is a supplement to an original article published by Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, Vol. 6] The majority of environmental regulations were formulated through the twentieth century.[7] 26 Issue 2.

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DEP To Propose Changes To Coproduct Determination Process In Residual Waste Regulations; Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Tried To Use This Process To Legalize Road Dumping Their Wastewater

PA Environment Daily

The DEP Waste Management Program announced in DEP’s Regulatory Agenda it is developing proposed changes to the Coproduct Determination process under the Residual Waste Regulations that allow a material, that would otherwise be regulated as a waste, to be used as a commercial product without any restrictions or upfront review or approval by DEP.

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